1. What is the Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health (DRC)?   

The purpose of The Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health (DRC) is to advance the effective use of public data on the health and health-related services for children, youth and families in the United States. The DRC does this by providing hands-on access to national, state, and regional data findings as well as offering technical assistance in the collection and use of this data by policymakers, program leaders, advocates and researchers in order to inform and advance key child and youth health goals. To learn more visit our About the DRC page.

2. Who sponsors the DRC?  

Our Sponsors
The Data Resource Center is a project of the Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative (CAHMI) housed at the Oregon Health & Science University . It is supported through a cooperative agreement with the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 1-U59-MC06980-01 and periodically enjoys support from other entities for project-specific work.

Our Partners
The DRC functions as a partnership with its users. Please tell us what you think and how we can improve! Numerous organizations and health agencies participate in the DRC Advisory Group, which provides ongoing guidance and input on the features and implementation of the DRC. Organizations we currently contract with to achieve the goals of the DRC include:

Child Trends
CJD Consulting
Altarum Institute
Family Voices

3. How can I learn more about the DRC?  

To find out more about the DRC, vist our About Us page or Contact Us for additional information.

4. Is there a standard format for citing the DRC in an academic paper?  

The standard citation for presentations, data query results, or information obtained through the Data Resource Center website is as follows: Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative. [insert name and year of survey]. Data Resource Center on Child and Adolescent Health website. Retrieved [mm/dd/yy] from [website address].

5. How can I link to the DRC?  

The DRC encourages users to link to our site. Please use the URL http://www.childhealthdata.org link to the DRC and we suggest the following text to describe our work:

“The Data Resource Center for the National Survey of Children's Health provides online access to the survey data that allows users to compare state, regional, and nationwide results – plus resources and personalized assistance for interpreting and reporting findings.”

Please visit the Link To Us page for more information.

6. How can I contact staff members at the DRC?  

For a current list of staff members, visit our DRC Staff page.

7. Where can I find more Frequently Asked Questions?  

To find answers to additional questions, visit our Q & A Archive. Here you will be able to search an archive of questions asked by past users which were answered but DRC staff. Additional frequently asked questions are available on the CSHCN and NSCH websites.